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Question from CGama20 (02:21, 25 November 2024)

what are the basic thing to look at when trying to edit an article --CGama20 (talk) 02:21, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

CGama20, I'm not sure what you mean, it depends on what you want to edit. You might be adding content, images, or references, fixing typos, or deleting sections. Zoozaz1 (talk) 22:15, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Edifyhub (10:00, 27 November 2024)

Hello,

I wish you could be of help for me. Please, explain to me what it is called disruptive editing.

Thanks, in anticipation. --Edifyhub (talk) 10:00, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

(I hope you don't mind my jumping in, Zoozaz1 -- I was interested in this editor's activities after reading this ANI thread, and wanted to answer an outstanding question.)

Edifyhub, you have been getting warnings about "disruptive editing" because some of your edits add errors that other editors have to un-do. For example, this change adds a mistake because that paragraph explains that Anonymus really is the name of the author. And this one adds a mistake because "throughput" is a technical term which is accurate in this context. When I look at your edit history, it looks like at least some of your edits are OK and not disruptive. This one is helpful because it fixes a formatting problem, for example. Your two most recent edits (this and this) also don't add any mistakes.

Please continue to be careful that your copy-edits do not add new mistakes. For example, avoid technical topics if you are unfamiliar with them, and check the context of the article to make sure something odd doesn't have another explanation. I would also encourage you to spend some time on research and adding sources, rather than just copy-edits: the English Wikipedia has relatively little need for copyediting, but there are a lot of topics that need more information added to them. There is a list of suggestions and links here with advice for non-copyediting tasks. If you have more questions you can also ask at WP:TEA or on my talk page. Thanks for your work to improve Wikipedia, and happy editing. ~ L 🌸 (talk) 20:27, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@LEvalyn

Thanks so much for your engagement.

This is helpful. Edifyhub (talk) 06:35, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from BigChungusFrom (02:19, 3 December 2024)

Would we use American of Australian spelling? 🤔 --BigChungusFrom (talk) 02:19, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

BigChungusFrom, Either form is fine as long as it is consistent within the article, though unless it is an Australian topic American spelling would be preferred. Zoozaz1 (talk) 02:56, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Djsimran72 (07:04, 4 December 2024)

Welcome to Gboard clipboard, any text you copy will be saved here. --Djsimran72 (talk) 07:04, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Liikhanyeee (21:06, 6 December 2024)

How can I publish my profile --Liikhanyeee (talk) 21:06, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Liikhanyeee, we don't exactly have profiles here, but you can create a userpage for other Wikipedia editors to learn about you here. Zoozaz1 (talk) 21:59, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from SilverJesus64 on Talk:Human-powered aircraft (07:11, 9 December 2024)

Why is not my great Uncle mentioned in Wiki. It is my understanding, and I was at the event in 1975, North Kingstown Rhode Island at the Quonset airfield. My great-uncle lieutenant colonel Joe zinno, also an engineer along with his older brother Clarence Zinno, made US history. They have a plaque even in the Smithsonian institute stating so. Unfortunately after the flight the plane was in a hanger and both doors were open to gust of wind blew the aircraft the rope broken and smashed into quite a few pieces and was never put back together. Many people were attempting this feat to win the $100,000 prize. If you look at closely the nzb standing for Zinno Brothers.. aircraft and design and build you'll see how close the resembles the build from the MIT gossamer 3. My great-uncle was not in the best of health at the time of his peddling, but he refused to let anyone younger answer the plane and break the record. I would like you to do for the research and add my uncles my great uncle's name to Wikipedia, after all he was the first documented human powered flight in the United States of America. And your research will prove that my short editorial is accurate. He also has a short biography of his life which I encourage you to read. Thank you and God bless you your family and friends! --SilverJesus64 (talk) 07:11, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

SilverJesus64, Wikipedia is open for anybody to edit, so you are free to do the research and add your uncle to the article, as long as you provide reliable, written sources - unfortunately we can't rely on personal testimony/experience, but I would recommend looking for newspaper accounts from 1975 for your reliable source. Zoozaz1 (talk) 13:06, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

After doing further research when I googled his name I saw an article that was containing Wikipedia already so there's no need for me to do it I was just surprised it was not in the content of the original message that I saw posted because nowhere in that particular article didn't mentioned lieutenant Colonel Joe Zinno. apparently he was overlooked in that article that I read and not included but when you look at his design of his airplane it's the exact copy of the one that won the $100,000 prize there's no jealousy here my uncle wasn't even ticked off just all those man hours building it and then having it crash and having some damage when it was flying that must have been the biggest heartache and again thank you for getting back to me so soon God bless you your family your friends in the Name of Christ Jesus amen SilverJesus64 (talk) 15:01, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

SilverJesus64, excellent, glad to heard that you found that article, and best wishes to you as well. Zoozaz1 (talk) 16:03, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from Sirapmlukwesa (09:22, 11 December 2024)

How do I post a new article on Wikipedia? --Sirapmlukwesa (talk) 09:22, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sirapmlukwesa, you will have to go through the process at WP:AFC. Zoozaz1 (talk) 21:20, 13 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Anna beatriz01 on Privately held company (03:03, 19 December 2024)

Como criar a página? --Anna beatriz01 (talk) 03:03, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Anna beatriz01, See WP:AFC, but since this is English Wikipedia, see pt:Wikipédia:Guia de criação de artigosfor the Portuguese version. Zoozaz1 (talk) 14:57, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Strike gamer on Bangladesh Black Hat Hackers (06:17, 20 December 2024)

আমি একজন নতুন পাবলিক আমি হেক সিখতে চাই হেক সমপোরকে আমার কনো ধারনা নেই বুঝছেন এই বিসয়ে কি আমাকে গাইড কোরতে পারবেন --Strike gamer (talk) 06:17, 20 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Strike gamer, this is English language Wikipedia. To edit in Bengali, visit https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8_%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE. Zoozaz1 (talk) 14:42, 20 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Success Ndlovu (19:05, 22 December 2024)

Hello zoozaz, how complicated is writing articles on Wikipedia --Success Ndlovu (talk) 19:05, 22 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Success Ndlovu, it is pretty complicated, there are a lot of policies and guidelines that have to be followed. WP:YFA lists the process for writing an article, and you can submit it through WP:AFC. Zoozaz1 (talk) 21:42, 22 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Johnsv29 (13:20, 25 December 2024)

Hi I'm interested in editing an article entitled "Linkage disequilibrium". I have some experience in this field of genetics, and came on the article. I don't have problems with mistakes, just that I feel that the topic could be better explained. In fact there is a note saying "This article may be too technical for most readers to understand. Please help improve it to make it understandable to non-experts, without removing the technical details. (May 2023)"

Problem is that I would really prefer to start from scratch and re-write large slabs starting at the beginning. I haven't done any wikipedia editing, and don't undertand the ethics of this. How does one do this without causing offence to the original writer(s).

Thanks, John --Johnsv29 (talk) 13:20, 25 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Johnsv29, no issue with causing offense to the original writers, Wikipedia's a collective project so improvements are welcome, but there are some other things you should be aware of. Firstly make sure it's written in Wikipedia's enclopedic style/tone (not like an essay with a particular argument). If you want some more guidance on this, look at some other articles on similar topics. More popular articles will give you a better sense of this, since they will be more heavily edited.

Secondly, make sure you have references. If you delete paragraphs that have references and replace them with paragraphs that don't have references, your edit will likely be reverted. If you substantially change a paragraph without references, I would suggest adding some. If you do those two things, your edits probably won't be reverted, but if they are, you can discuss on the talk page. Zoozaz1 (talk) 20:45, 25 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've made changes to the "linkage disequilibrium" page. I hope they will be in the spirit of what's expected on wikipedia, but t's a fairly specialised topic so I assume there won't be many who will look at it. Johnsv29 (talk) 00:37, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Missmarie87$ on User:Missmarie87$ (02:30, 1 January 2025)

Hi I am Melissa and I am needing some guidance/ADVICE on what to do next here --Missmarie87$ (talk) 02:30, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Missmarie87$, there are plenty of ways to contribute to Wikipedia, you can look through Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia to find them, most of them involve editing and improving articles. Zoozaz1 (talk) 03:59, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I am attempting to publish a Timeline, but it has been rejected because "This submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources." The material is from the files of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)--I serve on their History and Heritage Committee--and from IMechE, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (British). I have inserted a good number of references and will continue to add more--along with links to relevant Wiki pages, etc., and will be inviting other members of ASME's committee to do so as well. I had hoped to use this Wikipage to collaborate and provide useful content to future historians.

I have looked at a number of other Timelines and most seem to provide similar support and detail.

Can you provide me with more information on what you would like to see?

Also, is there a convenient way in which I could automatically search through the document for links to other Wiki pages, and insert them? With over 2,000 items on my list, this is a daunting task!

The page has been moved to this site: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Timeline_of_mechanical_engineering_innovation#Nineteenth_Century

Any help would be most appreciated.

@TomahF: I'm not aware of such a tool, unfortunately; one thing I do suggest is going to gadgets and checking the box that turns disambiguation links orange. I would suggest resubmitting it after the disambiguation issue is fixed and more links are added. I didn't notice where it was sourced from originally, so that should be fine. One last thing, though. I noticed that some of your entries are copied word for word from various sites, which has to be changed to avoid a copyright violation. Other than that, the timeline seems good to go. (As a side note, make sure to sign your comment with 4 tildes like that ~~~~.) Zoozaz1 talk 13:39, 4 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your helpful suggestions. I'm finding the automatic insertion of color for disambiguation to be VERY helpful. I am in the process of fixing those bad links. I have also been adding numerous other links to Wiki articles and others, and adding references and some photographs.

Hopefully the page is shaping up.

All the best,

Tom TomahF (talk) 17:40, 4 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]